The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12

OF Cheatham; Nicely, Burke, IhoIn-
burg. Id ol.
Public Grounds and Building&- -
Lyon, Rice, Head, Hammock, Yancy,
Brown, of Humphreys; MONTGOMERY,
Merritt, Neely, Hanna, Hafslock,
Stone.
New Counties and County Lines -
Travis, Wilkes, Hearp, Miller, OnIlst-
ian, Corbln, Williams, of Chesthsm /;
Blown, of Anderson; Gate, Fain,
DJkes, HutcbinS, Norris.
Charitable InstitlttiOns.-Miller, e.
can, Hall, Hearn, Dulaney, Parker,
Hurt, Mynatt, Mccall, NICE wee, Ty-
ler, PARKS, Harris.
Tipping and Tipping Hotses.-Hsn.
ma, buchanan, f ns, rlpps, Willis,
Callicott, Bibb, Idol, Leahy, Bsll,
Dykes, Banks, Mccall, Parks, King of
Crockt tt, West, Williams of Franklin,
Davis, Acuff, Burke, Mynstt, Ball.
Incorporation. - Golladay, Wilkes,
Wade, Hill, Solomon, Rice, Thoiup
SOD, Mccall, Lindsay, Gamble OF Da-
wilson, HeiDe.
Federal Relation. - Williams CT
FrAnkiin, Fort, Savage, Everett, Yam
cy, Erwin, Gooden, King Of Meiggs,
Roller, Moreland.
Public Roads. Lewis, AL
len of Shelby, Lindsay, Pearson, Will.
isms of Jackson, Thompson, Tip 8,
Harwell, Hsrrell, Millburn, Fain,
Francisco
Enrolled Blls.-Parker, Avent, Lea,
Williams Of Jackson, Wheatley, Mar
tin, Hammock, Acutf, Burke, HorOs'
by, Thornburg.
Sanitary Delaney, Hesrn, Hall.
EIcan, harwell, Merritt, Brown OF
Humphrey, Bell, Hannah, Harring-
ton. Ilasslock.
Elections. Fort, Wade, Merritt, Fow-
Ter, So Iomon, Csllicott, Burnett, Ny
matt, McEwee, Mccall, Tyler.
Railroads ohnson, Hunt, Davis,
Hut, Hsrrell, Lswie, Ligou, Gamble,
of Blount; Gamble, of Davidson; Hsr-
ris and Huff.
The Committee on Ru'es wi be an
nounced hereafter.
| Joint resolut ons wsre introduced
requesting Represent ,tlves 10 Con-
gress to use their il fluence to prevent
the goveroment from purct asiDg sup
plies from firms or corporations using
convict labor.
Lies Over-D recting the Senator'S
in Congress to favor the Caldwell edu-
cAtional bill providing f)r the dis.
tribut.ou Of the saes OF pub ic
lands for educational purposes, lies
over. AuthoriziI & the Commissioner
Of the West Tennessee Hospital for
the Insane t. purchase additional
lar d, lies over. Dire citing the Clerk to
publish weekly revised calendar of
the Houses business, lies over. In
structing Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to kill the Blair bill
and ever ything like it now or hereafter
before them intended to consume the
revenues and prevent tariff reduction |;
lies over.
A motion to suspend the rules, by
Mr.. McE,wee, failed: Providing for the
appointment OF joint committee to
examine the state of preservation OF
the capitol building and report needed
repairs and estimate of the cost of the
same; lies over. Providing for the
appoii tment of q committee to sseer-
tain and report what me mbers, if any,
have not n csived railroad passes, ana
| in such cases why not; lies over.
Resolutions lot oduced: A resoln-
tion fixing the working hours OF the
| House as follows-meet OF $3.50, al
journ at II M; meet st 80 and ad-
jNurn at 4:90 O'Clock p. m.-lies over.
| rbe message OF the Governor Was
| here brou !ht into the House by the
Governors secretary. When the
reading of the message was about half
completed the Houte adjourned till
2 O'clock pm, when the reading wss
resumed. See message on the second
page.
AT the aft rnoon session, after th4
message was CT included, The following
new bills were introduced:
To define the offence OF throwing
stones at trains, street cars, e c., used
for the transportation of passengers;
10 enable counties ard incorporated
towns and ties to subscribe to rsil-
re- ad companies to create and estab-
lish a permanent penitentiary; to
create bureau of labor stats tics; to
regulate the employment Cf cbi-
dren in mercantile and manufacturing
establishments; TO create bureau Of
education for the maintainance of
uniform sys em of public schools; to
confer upon county judges jurisdiction
in habess c)rPus cases to regulate the
practice of medicine ard surgery in
the State; to provide for the relief of
soldiers in Tennessee who lost their
eyes; to encourage tree planting; to
prohibit the issuance of marrisge IL
cense to minors; to allow commission
to trustees for collecting and disburs-
ing school moneys.
Passed ti-st reading: To amend the
charter Of Knoxville; in reference to
aldermen; for the relief OF parties
charged with back taxes; to compen-
safe justices OF the peace by allowing
them mileage; to give grand juries in
quisitorial powers in public habitual
drunkenness; TO compensate officers
holding elections; to repeal chapter 13
of the acts Of 1875, ETC., establishing q
Bureau Of Agriculture; to provide for
stenoVrsphers in Criminal and Chan
Gerry Courts; to compensate Jurors.
House resolution, that the Sergeant
alarms be instructed to furnish men,
bers with IS in postsge stsmpe, to be
used by members in sending public
documents, to be provided for in the
appropriation bill, was adopted.
House Joint resolution, that Joint
Committee Of FIVE on the part OF the
House and three on the part. OF the
Senate, be appointed to investigate
the treatment of prisoners at the main
prison and the branch prisons. was
referred to the Committee on Peni.
tsntiary.
House joint resolution to appoint a
committee Of five OF the House and
three cf the Senate to examine the
accounts Of the Commissioner OF Ag.
ricultuTe was adopted.
House resolution to appoint COM
mittse Of nine on labor, to which all
questions Of labor and laboreis be car
RED, was adopted.
HouseRjoint resolution to appoint
committee Of five from the House and
three from the Senate to examine the
J i'emiz I'd accounts Of the expenditure
nf the Sl0 M n annronriafad for fha